Illuminating People’s life through Light

Lighting Experience Innovation & Luminaires Design

2016 - 2020


Disciplines

Design Innovation
Design Technology
Lighting Experience
Industrial Design
Design Strategy
Business Engagement


Role

Portfolio Design Lead
Philips Home Luminaires & Philips Hue Functional Portfolio;
Design: Solo
Engineering & Product Management: Product Manager, R&DR&D Engineering Team, Suppliers Joint-development


Intellectual Properties

5+ Invention Disclosures & 20+ Design Registries, Sole Inventor, Global Registry
Luminaires design with innovation in optical structures for the unique light experience


Achievement

13 International Design Awards, incl. iF, Red Dot, Design For Asia, and Good Design Awards.

Special thanks to Dan Hu, Head of Studio, and Pierre-Yves Pannis, Chief Design Officer, Philips Lighting.

Visionary Research
Experience Innovation
Luminaire Design

Led visionary research, innovation, and luminaires design projects in the area of
1. Optical module and lighting archetype innovation;
2. Circadian rhythm, well-being and light recipe design;
3. Connected lighting and user behaviour study;
4. Light colours gradient; Evolution of light in cultural context;
5. Emotional experiences and perception of lights in the immersive lighting environment.

Smart Home Lighting

Immersive Experience with dynamic lighting

Light Recipes that suits your Daily Activities

Philips Hue Media Launch Event in Shanghai
Showcasing the personal smart lighting.

Immersive Light Experience to Create the Right Atmosphere for Different Moods

PHILIPS Hue Aurelle & Surimu Family

Portfolio Design Lead
Philips Home Luminaires &
Philips Hue Functional Portfolio;

Red Dot Product Design Awards 2018
Philips Hue Aurelle Panel Light Family

Discover the Strategic Design Process and Creative Journey

Light + Material + Form

Feel the Breath of Light on Ripples

1. Material Experiments for Ripples

2. Lighting Architecture Innovation

3. Final Product & Dual Layered Rippling Light Effect

PHILIPS Hue Ripples Home Luminaires

Portfolio Design Lead
Philips Home Luminaires &
Philips Hue Functional Portfolio;

Design Registry Granted
Sole Inventor
Luminaire with diffuser in the form of Ripple, Exploring Light on Material & Light Colour Gradients

An experiment to unlock the potential of light - Light Colour Gradient on Luminaires

Light + Optics

Prismatic Structure for Seductive Dioptric Effect

PHILIPS Crysto & Flake Ceiling

Portfolio Design Lead
Philips Home Luminaires &
Philips Hue Functional Portfolio;

2 Invention Disclosures & Design Registry Granted
Sole Inventor
Novel innovation on Prismatic Structure Design on Luminaire for Dioptric Effect

Discover the Strategic Design Process and Creative Journey

Purchase the Commercialised Product at Philips

Smart Home Lighting

Serenity & Harmony for Home

Discover the Commercialised Product at Philips

Portfolio Design Lead
Philips Home Luminaires &
Philips Hue Functional Portfolio;

Design Registry Granted
Sole Inventor
Luminaire with a transparent diffuser for soothing and serene light effect

Discover the Strategic Design Process and Creative Journey

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